Bent County Resources

Child Find is a component of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that requires states to identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities, from birth to age 21, who are in need of early intervention (for children birth through three) or special education services (for children ages three and up). Every school district or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) has Child Find professionals who are trained to evaluate children in a variety of areas, including cognitive functioning, physical functioning, hearing and vision, speech and language and social and emotional development. Evaluations are conducted by the Child Find team at no cost to parents. The Child Find locations for Bent County are:

Santa Fe Trail BOCES Contact Sue Bemiss p: 719.383.2623; f: 719.383.2627 email sue.bemiss@sftboces.k12.co.us address: P.O. Box 980, La Junta, CO 81050

Southeastern BOCES Contact Diana Dooley p: 719.336.9046 x40; f: 719.336.9679 email: diana.dooley@seboces.k12.co.us address: 703 South 3rd Street, P.O. Box 1137, Lamar, CO 81052

States have different eligibility guidelines for their early intervention programs and special education services. In Colorado, early intervention services for children birth to three years of age are provided through Early Intervention Colorado. In order to receive early intervention supports and services, the family and child must be Colorado residents. The child must be under three years of age and either have a developmental delay or be diagnosed with a physical or mental condition with a high probability of resulting in a significant developmental delay. Click here for a list of medical conditions that have a high probablility of resulting in developmental delay. The Early Intervention Colorado programs for Bent County are:

Arkansas Valley Community Center Contact Donna DeVries-Hestand p: 719.384.8741 x123; f: 719.384.4278 email: ddevries-hestand@arkvalleyccb.org address: P.O. Box 1130, 1500 San Juan, La Junta, CO 81050

Southeastern Developmental Services Contact Nikki Calvillo p: 719.336.3244 x22; f: 719.336.3898 email: nikki.calvillo@sdsccb.com address: P.O. Box 328, Lamar, CO 81052

 

Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs is a program that provides specialty medical services, care coordination, and information for children who have special health care needs and their families. This HCP serves Southeastern Colorado. Services include newborn hearing screening, referrals for children with suspected disabilities, care coordination, pediatric neurology, rehabilitation, and more.
p: 719.254.5300; f: 719.254.5310
address: 811 South 13th Street, Rocky Ford, CO 81607


Colorado Bright Beginnings is empowering parents with the guidance, knowledge and tools to create a bright beginning for their child. By the age of three, most of a child's physical, intellectual and emotional development is well underway. Everything a parent does has a lasting affect on the child's success, including the child's readiness to learn. Parents have the power to shape their child's future and Colorado Bright Beginnings has the power to help parents. We'll give you some simple ways to start with a free packet of powerful tools. In Colorado communities throughout the state, we will meet you at home, your work or any other community setting that's easy for you. Since 1995, we have helped over 100,000 Colorado families unleash the power of parenting.
Contact Ida Rhodes at the Bent County Bright Beginnings, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Pueblo.
p: 719.544.4233 x109
email: irhodes@pueblocharities.org
address: 429 West 10th Street, Suite 101, Pueblo, CO 81003
 

 

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